1999 Evert Cup – Singles

Singles
Singles
1999 Newsweek Champions Cup; and the Evert Cup
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Score	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events

Serena Williams defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1999 Indian Wells Open. It was the second and last time that the two would contest a professional match.

Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Chanda Rubin.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
Lindsay Davenport (second round)
Monica Seles (third round)
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
Steffi Graf (final)
Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
Amanda Coetzer (third round)
Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
Anna Kournikova (first round)
Patty Schnyder (third round)
Dominique Van Roost (first round)
Sandrine Testud (semifinals)
Irina Spîrlea (second round)
Conchita Martínez (second round)
Natasha Zvereva (first round)
Barbara Schett (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	3	6²

	Chanda Rubin	6	7⁷
					Chanda Rubin	6	4	2

				5	Steffi Graf	2	6	6
4	Jana Novotná	2	0

5	Steffi Graf	6	6
									5	Steffi Graf	3	6	5

										Serena Williams	6	3	7
12	Sandrine Testud	6	6

	Henrieta Nagyová	1	3
				12	Sandrine Testud	5	0

					Serena Williams	7	6
6	Mary Pierce	5	6¹

	Serena Williams	7	7⁷

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	M Hingis	6	6
WC	A Stevenson	7	6		WC	A Stevenson	3	4
	T Snyder	5	4							1	M Hingis	6	6
Q	A Molik	6	6							10	P Schnyder	1	3
	A Fusai	2	3		Q	A Molik	6	1	3
	T Tanasugarn	3	4		10	P Schnyder	3	6	6
10	P Schnyder	6	6											1	M Hingis	3	6²
14	C Martínez	6	4	6											C Rubin	6	7⁷
	S Appelmans	2	6	2	14	C Martínez	3	4
	C Rubin	6	6			C Rubin	6	6
	R Dragomir	4	3								C Rubin	6	6
	Li F	2	6⁴							7	A Coetzer	4	4
	J Halard-Decugis	6	7⁷			J Halard-Decugis	4	7⁸	6³
					7	A Coetzer	6	6⁶	7⁷

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					4	J Novotná	6	6
WC	MJ Fernández	6	6		WC	MJ Fernández	0	3
	E Tatarkova	4	3						4	J Novotná	6	6
	S Plischke	4	2						Q	B Rippner	1	4
Q	B Rippner	6	6		Q	B Rippner	6	6
Q	B Rittner	0	6	6	Q	B Rittner	4	4
11	D Van Roost	6	4	3									4	J Novotná	2	0
15	N Zvereva	4	4										5	S Graf	6	6
	L Raymond	6	6			L Raymond	6⁶	5
	A Sugiyama	2	6	7		A Sugiyama	7⁸	7
	A-G Sidot	6	2	5						A Sugiyama	0	1
Q	T Panova	4	1						5	S Graf	6	6
	K Hrdličková	6	6			K Hrdličková	1	2
					5	S Graf	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	N Tauziat	6	6³	6
	M Serna	6	6⁵	2	Q	M Saeki	1	7⁷	3
Q	M Saeki	4	7⁷	6						8	N Tauziat	6³	2
WC	O Barabanschikova	5	6	6						12	S Testud	7⁷	6
	A Smashnova	7	1	2	WC	O Barabanschikova	6³	0
	M Vento	1	1		12	S Testud	7⁷	6
12	S Testud	6	6											12	S Testud	6	6
9	A Kournikova	6³	6	5											H Nagyová	1	3
	S Farina	7⁷	1	7		S Farina	2	4
	H Nagyová	7	7			H Nagyová	6	6
	C Morariu	5	5								H Nagyová	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	6	6							3	M Seles	2	4
	M Lučić	4	3			E Likhovtseva	6²	2
					3	M Seles	7⁷	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					6	M Pierce	6	6
	A Frazier	4	6	6		A Frazier	0	3
Q	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	3	2						6	M Pierce	6	6
	M de Swardt	7	4	6³							R Grande	1	0
	R Grande	5	6	7⁷		R Grande	6	6
WC	L Osterloh	6	6		WC	L Osterloh	4	4
16	B Schett	4	4											6	M Pierce	5	6¹
13	I Spîrlea	7⁷	7⁷												S Williams	7	7⁷
Q	A Glass	6³	6⁴		13	I Spîrlea	7⁷	4	5
	C Black	4	6	6		C Black	6⁴	6	7
	A Huber	6	3	2							C Black	0	5
	S Williams	6	7								S Williams	6	7
Q	J Steck	1	5			S Williams	6	6
					2	L Davenport	4	2

Qualifying

Seeds

María Sánchez Lorenzo (Qualifier)
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (qualifying competition)
Barbara Rittner (Qualifier)
Kimberly Po (first round)
Kristina Brandi (qualifying competition)
Cătălina Cristea (qualifying competition)
Andrea Glass (Qualifier)
Meghann Shaughnessy (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

1	María Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6

	Kristie Boogert	4	3
				1	María Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6

					Nicole Pratt	4	4
	Nicole Pratt	6	6

	Mariana Díaz Oliva	2	1

Second qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

	Tathiana Garbin	1	6	2

	Alicia Molik	6	3	6
						Alicia Molik	6	6

					8	Meghann Shaughnessy	4	0
	Jane Chi	6	4	5

8	Meghann Shaughnessy	3	6	7

Third qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

4	Kimberly Po	3	5

	Brie Rippner	6	7
						Brie Rippner	4	7⁸	6

						Silvija Talaja	6	6⁶	2
	Elena Wagner	3	6	2

	Silvija Talaja	6	2	6

Fourth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

	Maureen Drake	7	2	1

WC	Jessica Steck	5	6	6
					WC	Jessica Steck	7	6

					5	Kristina Brandi	5	3
	Aleksandra Olsza	5	0

5	Kristina Brandi	7	6

Fifth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

7	Andrea Glass	6	6

WC	Brandis Braverman	3	1
				7	Andrea Glass	7	7

					Jana Nejedly	5	5
	Sandra Cacic	5	3

	Jana Nejedly	7	6

Sixth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

	Samantha Reeves	7	6

WC	Sarah Taylor	5	0
					Samantha Reeves	3	6⁴

				3	Barbara Rittner	6	7⁷
	Els Callens	2	5

3	Barbara Rittner	6	7

Seventh qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Cătălina Cristea	1	6	6

	Janet Lee	6	2	4
					6	Cătălina Cristea	2	3

						Miho Saeki	6	6
	Miho Saeki	6	6

	Pavlina Stoyanova	1	2

Eighth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

	Jolene Watanabe	0	3

	Tatiana Panova	6	6
					Tatiana Panova	6	6

				2	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	4	3
WC	Katie Schlukebir	2	0

2	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	6	6

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